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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides reigned over the foreign box office for the third weekend in a row and extended its lead as the biggest movie of 2011 so far. Close behind for the weekend was X-Men: First Class, debuting in most of the world, and The Hangover Part II, which added some key markets.
Raking in an estimated $69.4 million, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides slowed 45 percent from last weekend, but its foreign haul climbed to $600.4 million. On the all-time foreign gross chart, the supernatural swashbuckler ranked 16th, and it won't be long before On Stranger Tides exceeds the final grosses of Dead Man's Chest ($642.9 million) and At World's End ($654 million) and lands in the Top Ten. On Stranger Tides' top three single markets were Japan ($61.5 million), Russia ($57.1 million) and China ($53 million). Add in its domestic gross ($190.3 million), and the movie's worldwide take stood at $790.7 million, ranking 31st on the all-time worldwide gross chart.
X-Men: First Class was unleashed in 74 countries and drew an estimated $64 million (including previews), which was five percent higher overall than X-Men: Wolverine's openings in the same countries. First Class was projected to be No. 1 in around 30 countries over the weekend, and its top-grossing ones were the United Kingdom and France. In the U.K., it made $9 million (including previews), which was off nine percent from Wolverine, while, in France, it nabbed $7.7 million, up ten percent from Wolverine.
In most of its markets, First Class was down from Wolverine, like in Spain and Belgium, or only marginally higher, like in Australia and Russia, but major improvements mostly in Asia put it over the top. In South Korea, First Class raked in $5.2 million or more than two and half times Wolverine's start, and big gains were made in Taiwan (quadrupling Wolverine), Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia (distributor 20th Century Fox's highest-grossing opening ever). All told, First Class posted franchise-high opening grosses in 14 countries.
Entering 13 more countries for a total of 53, The Hangover Part II grossed an estimated $62 million over the weekend, lifting its sum to $151.5 million or 78 percent of the first Hangover's entire run. The comedy sequel was off 37 percent overall in its holdover markets, led by Australia ($6 million, fending off First Class), the U.K. ($5.8 million, beating First Class for the proper three-day weekend) and France ($5 million). Its two biggest openings were in Germany and Russia. In Germany, it drew $12.6 million (including previews), tripling the first Hangover's start. In Russia, it posted $5 million, neck-and-neck with Kung Fu Panda 2's second weekend, stronger than First Class's opening and also tripling its predecessor. The next key markets for Hangover Part II are Spain on June 23 and Japan on July 1.
Meanwhile, Kung Fu Panda 2 landed in fourth with an estimated $40 million in 28 markets, increasing its total to $125 million. It added 17 smaller territories, including the United Arab Emirates, where it delivered the biggest-grossing animated opening ever with $1.3 million, and Vietnam, where it logged the highest-grossing opening ever with $1 million. Its holdovers, though, were the main contributors. In China, the animated sequel packed $13.9 million for a $48 million tally, and it was No. 1 again in South Korea with $9 million ($24.4 million total) and it added $5.4 million in Russia (for a $24.2 million tally). Next weekend, Kung Fu Panda 2 enters 13 more markets, including the U.K., Brazil and Mexico.
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